Press Releases

July 25, 2013 – The Story Home’s first short movie is an inspiring story told in a unique way, mixing brilliant images, gorgeous music and rich narration. The movie champions the power of parents and educators to unlock the potential in each child by encouraging them to listen to their own creative voice. The movie is being offered for free on The Story Home YouTube channel.

Jan 10, 2013 – WeezLabs, Inc., a leading developer of websites, databases and mobile applications for iOS and Android smart devices, has completed redesign and functionality improvements on new iPhone and iPad apps for The Story Home, a wildly popular creator and publisher of classic and original children’s stories.

Dec 21, 2012 – Perfect holiday apps for children and parents, The Story Home apps enrich the imagination of children; sharing holiday, classic and original stories performed by author and beloved master storyteller Alan Scofield. Scofield has a strong connection with the holiday season and its stories of family, faith, hope and magic. The Story Home apps are loved by children and their parents worldwide, and come with three stories; 91 stories are available for in-app purchase including ten holiday stories.

May 9, 2011 – The Story Home is celebrating Mother’s Day and Teachers week by lowering the price of their audio storytelling iPhone and iPad apps, as well as offering a buy one story, get one free on The Story Home website using coupon code: MDAY2. The sale starts May 9th and will go thru May 14th. The Story Home has been creating quality children’s audio stories, both classic and original, since 2007 and is recommended as an “Outstanding Website for Children” by the American Library Association.

Nov 26, 2011 – The Story Home iPhone and iPad apps were chosen from a list of more than 200,000 developers to be one of the 50 awarded in Mobilewalla’s annual MW50 recognition to mobile developers for app excellence. Mobilewalla, a search and analytics engine for apps, chooses developers that represent an internationally diverse group, both large and small with a variety of categories. The Story Home developers and owners, Sharon and Alan Scofield, have continued the quality of work in their Apps as they previously did on their website, albums and podcasts.

Oct 26, 2011 – Purple Button Media, LLC dba The Story Home today announced that they have signed an agreement to license sixteen beloved classic children’s books written by Don Freeman, famous author and illustrator to Auryn Inc to develop and create interactive iPad apps and e-Books. Auryn Inc has won multiple awards in 2011, and is committed to bringing great stories to life. The stories planned for release in the coming months are “Hattie, The Backstage Bat”, “Inspector Peckit” and “Flash the Dash”.

January 27, 2011 – App developer SocialJitney has a new iPhone/iPad app for children’s stories called The Story Home.The app includes audio stories of children’s books. It is designed to let parents hand off their device to kids while in the car. The app includes 75 different stories, all certified by the American Library Association. The app is $1.99 and the stories are available for purchase.The app features three free stories, a Weekly Top 10 (as ranked by users), a library tool, and the ability to bookmark within stories. There is also an e-commerce feature, where app users can shop for new stories.

Jul 13, 2011 – The Story Home company has announced that they have signed an agreement to license sixteen beloved classic children’s books written by Don Freeman. Purple Button Media will seek media developers, whose quality and technical acumen will fulfill the beautiful artwork and text of Don’s stories, creating applications for a variety of platforms that have evolved. PBM will also produce audio recordings of the sixteen titles for purchase on The Story Home apps.

Jan 07, 2011 – After inspiring children in over 160 countries with their audio podcasts, Purple Button Media released The Story Home, a beautiful, simple to navigate iPad App. The Story Home features beautiful graphics, suburb sound quality, and 73 stories which are organized into 14 categories, search-able by author or title. The App also provides a bookmark feature allowing the user to keep their place in a paused story, and the “My Library” feature allows the user to collect and store their favorite tales.

Dec 11, 2010 – Only 24 hours after its market debut, The Story Home iPhone App for Children, placed in iTunes’ exclusive “New and Noteworthy” category for Books. The Story Home app features 72 stories, which are organized into 14 categories, search-able by author or title. A bookmark feature allows the user to keep their place in a paused story, and the “My Library” feature allows the user to collect and store their favorite tales.

Dec 05, 2010 – California based children’s production company, Purple Button Media today announces The Story Home 1.0 for iOS devices. Endorsed by the American Library Association, The Story Home features 72 stories, which are organized into 14 categories, search-able by author or title. Each week, the top 10 most popular stories are recommended as a guide to the listener. Users can also share information about the app with a friend via e-mail, Twitter and Facebook.